Congresses as Topic ; Humans ; Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Objective To explore the change of 25 hydroxyvitamin D level and its correlation with glucose metabolism and bone mineral density in elderly men with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods Hospitalized 53 elderly male patients with T2DM (T2DM group) and 51 patients without T2DM (NDM group) were chosen.Blood.biochemical indexes and 25 hydroxyvitamin D level were measured.Bone mineral density of lumbar (L2_4),left proximal femur was measured by dual energy X-ray.Results The serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level in T2DM group was lower than that in NDM group [(12.38 ±5.12)μg/L vs.(17.35 ± 5.52) μ g/L],and there was significant difference(P＜ 0.05).The serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level was negatively associated with fasting blood glucose level and glycosylated hemoglobin (r =-0.225,-0.499,P ＜ 0.05).The serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level was not associated with fasting insulin and homeostasis model insulin resistance index (r =-0.050,-0.082,P ＞ 0.05).The incidence of osteoporosis in T2DM group was higher than that in NDM group [30.19％(16/53) vs.11.76％(6/51)],and there was significant difference (P ＜0.05).The serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level was positively associated with bone mineral density of femur neck,greater trochanter of femur and Ward triangle(r =0.773,0.762,0.812,P ＜ 0.05).The serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level was not associated with bone mineral density of lumbar (L2_4)(r =0.116,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is found in elderly men with T2DM.Vitamin D level can affect blood glucose control and increase the risk of the occurrence of osteoporosis.Therefore,T2DM patients,especially elderly patients,should be routine vitamin D testing.Vitamin D supplementation to the patients of vitamin D insufficiency in time may be beneficial to glucose metabohsm and the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

Adenosine Triphosphatases ; genetics ; Alanine Transaminase ; blood ; Cation Transport Proteins ; genetics ; Ceruloplasmin ; metabolism ; Child ; Copper ; blood ; urine ; Copper-transporting ATPases ; Cornea ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Genetic Testing ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration ; blood ; diagnosis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Liver ; metabolism ; pathology ; Liver Function Tests ; Mutation

Objective To study pharmacodynamic changes of combined anesthesia with remifentanil at different target plasma concentrations and isoflurane at different minimal alveolar concentrations(MAC) in laparoscopic operations. Methods Forty-five patients with ASA status Ⅰ~Ⅱ,receiving selective laparoscopic cholecystectomy or laparoscopic oophorocystectomy,were included.The patients were randomly divided into three groups with 15 patients in each group.In the Group A,anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 1.3;in the Group B,anesthesia was maintained with both isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 0.6 and remifentanil target-controlled infusion at 4 ng/L;and in the Group C,anesthesia was maintained with both isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 0.4 and remifentanil target-controlled infusion at 6 ng/L.Pharmacodynamic parameters and recovery characteristics,including bispectral index(BIS),heart rate variability(HRV),mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),time to additional administration of muscle relaxants,time to the recovery of spontaneous breathing,time to eye opening,time to endotracheal extubation,time to the recovery of orientation,and follow-up survey of "awareness during operation",were compared among the 3 groups.Results ①The BIS value was lower in the Group A than in the Group B and C at the time of pneumoperitoneum for 2 min and removal of the gallbladder or the ovarian cyst.The measures of HRV were higher in the Group A than in the Group B and C at the time of pneumoperitoneum for 2 min and removal of the gallbladder or the ovarian cyst.The measures of MAP and HR in the Group A were higher than those in the Group C at the time of pneumoperitoneum for 2 min,and were lower than those in the Group C at the time of the endotracheal extubation and the recovery of consciousness.②Either isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 0.6 combined with remifentanil target-controlled infusion at 4 ng/L or isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 0.4 combined with remifentanil target-controlled infusion at 6 ng/L provided satisfactory anesthetic maintenance.③Significantly shorter time to endotracheal extubation,to eye opening,and to the recovery of orientation were recorded in the Group B and C than in the Group A.Conclusions Anesthesia with target-controlled infusion of remifentanil combined with inhalation of isoflurane can be used for laparoscopic surgery.Pharmarcodynamic parameters and recovery characteristics show that combined use of remifentanil infusion at 4 ng/L and isoflurane inhalation at the MAC of 0.6 provides optimal anesthetic maintenance.

BackgroundHypoxia and hyperglycemia are the common causes of retinal neovascularization.In these states,H+ accumulates because of the elevated glycolysis and failure of retinal circulation,thus the retinas readily acidified. ObjectiveThe present study was to explore whether retinal acidosis independently regulates the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and whether the regulation is related to oxidative stress.Methods The retinas from 2-week-old male SD rats were cultured with explant method in DMEM modulated by NaHCO3,and culture retinas were randomly divided into pH 7.2,6.8 and 6.5 groups for 24 hours.In addition,after 24 hours of culture as above described,retinas were washed using PBS two times and then followed by again culture in DMEM with pH 7.2 for another 24 hours.Also,antioxidant was added in different pH values of DMEM for culture as above described.The retinal samples were prepared for histopathological examination.The expressions of VEGF and PEDF proteins and their mRNA in retina tissue were detected by Western blot and fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) respectively.Results The retina showed the clear structure and morphology in pH 7.2 group and pH 6.8 group,but retinal vacuoles change was seen in pH 6.5 group after culture for 24 hours.No significant difference was seen in the expressing level of VEGF mRNA in retina between normal group and pH 7.2 group( 112％ ±11％ vs 100％ ±7％ ) (P=0.55),but those in pH 6.8 group and pH 6.5 group were significant increased in comparison with pH 7.2 group( 196％ ±43％ vs 100％ ±7％ ;251％ ±29％vs 100％ ±7％ )( P＜0.05 ).The expressing level of PEDF mRNA in retina in normal group was similar to that of pH7.2 group(86％ ±19％ vs 100％ ±33％) (P=0.64),but that in pH 6.5 group was significantly higher than pH 7.2 group( 230％ ±66％ vs 100％ ±33％ ) ( P＜0.05 ).The resemble results were found in the expressions of VEGF and PEDF protein.After pH reversion,the expressing levels of VEGF mRNA were 100％ ±13％,111％ ±9％,113％ ±9％ in pH 7.2 group,pH 6.8 group and pH 6.5 group respectively without significant difference among them (F=2.51,P=0.16).The expressing levels of PEDF mRNA were 100％ ±13％,110％ ±9％,108％ ±11％in different groups ( F =0.98,P =0.43 ).Under the presence of antioxidant,the expressing level of VEGF mRNA in pH 6.5 group increased in comparison with pH 7.2 group and pH 6.8 group ( P ＜ 0.05 ).The expressing levels of PEDF mRNA were significant different among pH 7.2 group( 100±31 )％,pH 6.8 group( 282±45 )％ and pH 6.5 group(480±117)％ (F=20.73,P=0.00). Conclusions VEGF can be induced by retinal acidification alone,which may be regulated by oxidative stress.Under the retinal acidification,antioxidants promote the expression of PEDF,suggesting that oxidative stress inhibits the production of PEDF.

Biological Clocks ; Genetic Therapy ; Heart Diseases ; therapy ; Humans ; Stem Cell Transplantation

OBJECTIVETo observe the intervention of Dachengqi Granule (DG) on the apoptosis of small intestine smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in rats with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and its mechanisms.

METHODSHealthy 100 adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into the control group (n =20), the MODS model group (n =40), and the DG group (n =40).E. coli suspension was peritoneally injected to rats in the model group and the DG group to establish bacterial peritonitis induced MODS model. DG at 1 mL/100 g was administered by gastrogavage to rats of the DG group, twice daily for 3 successive days. Twenty-four hours after modeling, the proximal segment of intestine was taken and stained by using terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) and immunohistochemistry. Changes of apoptosis quantity of SMCs and the expression of Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax), B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) and cytochrome c protein (Cyt c) in mitochondrial apoptotic signaling pathway were observed.

RESULTSCompared with the control group, the apoptosis quantity of SMCs and the expression of Bax and Cyt c protein significantly increased, and the expression of Bcl-2 protein significantly decreased in the MODS model group (P <0.01). Compared with the MODS model group, the apoptosis quantity of SMCs and the expression of Bax and Cyt c proteins significantly decreased, and the expression of Bcl-2 protein significantly increased in the DG group (allP <0.01).

CONCLUSIONDG could inhibit apoptosis of SMCs through suppressing activation of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling pathway in intestinal SMCs, thus promoting the recovery of the gastrointestinal motility function in rats with MODS.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; In Situ Nick-End Labeling ; Intestine, Small ; physiopathology ; Multiple Organ Failure ; drug therapy ; Muscle, Smooth ; physiopathology ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; drug effects ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; metabolism

The history of Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM), and advances in its journal selection, retrieval service platform construction and data acquisition were described.The daily record of users showed that WPRIM is of certain international influencing power, but is not a matured regional international index medicus. Suggestions were put forward for its popularization, project development funds, journal review and data acquisition.

Objective To explore the hemodynamics changes of patent foramen ovale (PFO) ofnewborn and early infant.Methods Two groups of cases were analyzed in the study.One group was 60 cases of left-to-right(L-R)shunt in fossa ovalis(FO),the other group was 31 cases of PFO that were foundduring corrective heart surgery but no shunts in FO detected by echocardiography.ACUSON 128 was used.The main indexes were mobility of FO valve,phase,direction,velocity of shunt in FO,jet width.Results ①Valve of FO moved from left to right and right to left with the change of cardiac-period;②44 cages appeared that the jet with<5 mm,Doppler spectrum was two-peaks, positive continuity,peak flow velocity <0.5 m/s;③1 6 cases appeared that the jet width>6 mm,postive wide spectrum,continued from latesystole to diastole,peak flow velocity>0.6 cm/s;④Inside diameter in surgery group was 2～6 mm,meanvalue was 3.4 mm.Conelusions FO valves appears two-directional shunt,the PFO of newborn and early infant mostly appears left-to-right shunt.Atrial septal defect could be diagnosed when the jet width>6 mmand peak flow velocity>0.6 m/s.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment procedures of primary colonic malignant lymphoma(PCML). Methods Data of clinical and pathological findings, surgical treatment and prognosis of 12 cases with PCML verified by pathology were retrospectively analyzed, workups of barium clysma,colon-scopic examination and multislice spiral computed tomography(MSCT) were compared to evaluate their role in diagnosis. Results The classic presentation of PCML included abdominal pain, abdominal bulge, bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, and serum levels of tumor markers were within the normal ran-ges. Six cases underwent procedure of barium clysma, and anomaly appeared in 2 cases, however, there were no indications of lymphoma, 6 cases underwent colon-scopic examination, anomaly in 3 cases, of which 1 revealed possibility of lymphoma, 10 cases underwent MSCT; 9 cases demonstrated tumor origin by CT scan of which diagnosis was established in 5 cases. All the patients underwent surgery. No incidence of peri-opreative death happened. Non-Hodgkin' s lymphoma was confirmed in all of cases. For all of the cases a T-cell origin was in 1 case and a B-cell origin in other cases. Ten cases were administrated postoperative chem-otherapy. 11 cases were followed up, and the overall 1-year and 3-year survival rates were 81.9% (9/11) and 54.5% (6/11), respectively. Conclusions Typical presentation is still lacking for PCML, workups of barium clysma and colon-seopic examination are little sensitive and specific to make the diagnosis. However, MSCT is useful in diagnosing PCML with its characteristic information as well as clinical findings. Surgical management and postoperative adjuvant-chemotherapy would be likely the optimal therapeutic maneuver of this disease in early period.